Home Shows Catalog  Tops & Jackets  Pants & Skirts Quilted Garments Hand Embroidery Styles Fabrics Buttons About Ordering Gift Certificates Contact       Bird of Paradise Designs : : : original Silk Garments by Billie Barthelemy Catalog Hand Embroidery Styles Quilted Styles Hi everyone! I'm busy making new work here in my Pinewood, Minnesota studio, and have a bunch of great shows coming up. Please go to the Shows page for details. I hope to see you in person at one of these fine events. For those of you who have made orders in the past, I do keep your size and style information, making it easy to make new orders. And I also have Gift Certificates available in several denominations here on the website and in person. Thanks for all your support, and Happy Summer! For over 49 years I have been designing and making original garments. I make jackets, tops, pants and skirts in several colors of 100% silk noil. The basic shapes are simple and elegant and versatile. They are available unadorned or with various styles of Freehand Machine stitching, as shown in the Catalog. They are also available hand-embroidered (by my hands) in several original styles. Examples of these are shown on the Hand Embroidery page. Some quilted styles are also offered on the Quilted Styles page. You will notice there is no shopping cart here except for purchasing gift certificates. The reason for this is that I make each piece up to order, and I like to speak to you about size before I commit the time and materials. My designs are all quite simple shapes and are easy to fit to a particular size if I have the proper measurements. I will work with you to determine the correct size by phone, email, or text and then can proceed with confidence. Thanks for your understanding! You can also find news and new photos on Bird of Paradise Designs on Facebook. © Copyright 2008-2023 Bird of Paradise. All rights reserved. Photos on this site by Bryan James, Sue Hartley, Ryder Gledhill, and Billie Barthelemy. Web design by DandelionFair.